ECUADOR VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,661	4	5,083	+ 9,578
Malaria	2	11,831	77	0	+ 11,831
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,142	34	410	+ 10,732
Low Birth Weight	4	6,645	16	1,172	+ 5,473
Stroke	5	6,059	3	5,429	+ 630
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,720	1	9,805	- 4,085
Birth Trauma	7	5,582	38	302	+ 5,279
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,133	6	3,490	+ 643
Meningitis	9	3,640	52	90	+ 3,551
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,021	13	1,335	+ 1,685
Liver Disease	11	2,861	7	3,330	- 469
Other Injuries	12	2,659	17	1,161	+ 1,498
Tuberculosis	13	2,574	29	574	+ 2,000
Maternal Conditions	14	2,306	46	164	+ 2,141
Pertussis	15	1,986	56	79	+ 1,907
Kidney Disease	16	1,899	2	6,184	- 4,285
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,828	5	4,321	- 2,493
Measles	18	1,678	72	0	+ 1,678
Violence	19	1,559	15	1,210	+ 350
Lung Disease	20	1,510	8	2,576	- 1,067
Malnutrition	21	1,508	28	578	+ 930
Asthma	22	1,322	53	85	+ 1,237
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,255	31	507	+ 749
Drownings	24	1,099	32	470	+ 629
Hypertension	25	942	10	2,507	- 1,565
Falls	26	902	18	1,114	- 212
Suicide	27	853	14	1,326	- 473
Fires	28	779	43	175	+ 604
Breast Cancer	29	747	25	825	- 78
HIV/AIDS	30	728	27	609	+ 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	726	33	417	+ 309
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	596	9	2,565	- 1,968
Poisonings	33	536	58	59	+ 478
Inflammatory/Heart	34	534	36	308	+ 226
Liver Cancer	35	518	21	954	- 436
Epilepsy	36	470	40	273	+ 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	363	19	1,109	- 747
Cervical Cancer	38	338	24	840	- 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	324	47	163	+ 162
Ovary Cancer	40	295	35	322	- 27
War	41	285	66	2	+ 283
Tetanus	42	259	62	9	+ 250
Lymphomas	43	243	22	883	- 640
Stomach Cancer	44	209	11	2,089	- 1,880
Skin Cancers	45	199	37	308	- 108
Hepatitis B	46	194	64	3	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	47	191	26	658	- 467
Leukemia	48	179	23	882	- 703
Oral Cancer	49	168	45	166	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	50	165	75	0	+ 165
Leishmaniasis	51	165	74	0	+ 165
Skin Disease	52	148	51	103	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	53	112	44	168	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	54	96	30	562	- 466
Oesophagus Cancer	55	91	42	180	- 88
Appendicitis	56	89	50	110	- 22
Prostate Cancer	57	89	12	1,362	- 1,273
Drug Use	58	88	41	214	- 126
Ascariasis	59	87	65	2	+ 85
Alcohol	60	84	39	280	- 196
Encephalitis	61	78	55	82	- 4
Syphilis	62	76	54	85	- 9
Upper Respiratory	63	65	63	8	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	64	60	48	129	- 69
Diphtheria	65	42	69	1	+ 41
Hepatitis C	66	32	67	1	+ 31
Lung Cancers	67	29	20	1,075	- 1,045
Other Neoplasms	68	17	57	64	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	60	18	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	12	49	124	- 111
Chlamydia	71	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Niger

Ecuador

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.